Quotes by DJ I wouldn't call myself 'into the DJ scene.' I have friends who are DJs, like James Murphy. I was really into the DJ scene at his wedding. But generally, I'm not at the clubs. I've never been to a rave. Greta Gerwig dj myself friends wedding I'm more of an artist and a songwriter than I am a DJ. That word seems a little bit - well, it doesn't really describe what I do. Kaskade dj i-am more artist I grew up listening to a lot of rap music. My dad's a DJ from Brooklyn, and he's a very soulful guy, so he always spun a lot of hip-hop, and that's where I get a lot of my hip-hop influence. Chanel West Coast dj influence dad music My two main trainers were John Dahmer and DJ Hyde. DJ Hyde mainly taught me how to be tough: I mean, the beatings that he used to give the students as far as wrestling initiations go were as tough as they come, and I'm thankful for it. Adam Cole dj me tough thankful His middle name's Pax. When he's older, if he wants to go by Paxton, Pax, Tiger, he has that choice. So, he has no choice not to be average with a name like that. It could go horribly wrong - he could be a DJ in the Midwest with the name Tiger - we'll see. Brendan Schaub tiger dj name choice The big difference between the radio show and the TV work is that I don't have to work by committee on the radio show. I'm the DJ; I can play what I want and suffer or get praised by that. With a TV show, it's much more of a collaboration, and the song that I might think is perfect may get shot down and vice versa. Gary Calamar dj think work song I always knew I wanted to do something in entertainment. Since I could not sing, had no rhythm, and did not want to be a baby mama, I thought I would explore the Video DJ route. Karen Civil dj thought mama baby Doing DJ sets is like - is difficult to me. Cause you have to find that happy medium of playing what the crowd wants and what you want. Mac Miller dj me you happy I would DJ pool parties in Minneapolis, but I never swam there! Barkhad Abdi would dj never pool I don't really listen to my work. If I have to DJ and I play something, I hear it. But I don't sit quietly and listen to my work; I'm always off to do the next thing. Q-Tip dj always play work I still listen to a lot of the classics from Bob Dylan and John Martin, but I love electronic music as well. I'm a big fan of an Australian DJ and producer called Flume, who I think is incredible. He should be more successful in the U.K.! Gabrielle Aplin dj think music love Once I retire, I would definitely love to be a DJ. That would be fun. Chris Harris, Jr. retire dj fun love I started my first business out of my college dorm room - DJ Connection - and grew it to more than 4,000 events per year. Sounds easy, but while doing that, I made every mistake in the book. Clay Clark dj business mistake book I don't judge anybody because I've been the one to party and look for the after party to begin! I have more fun now both when I DJ and in general. Curtis Jones dj judge look fun He was an original, an innovator, and his influence will forever live on in our culture. Whether they know it or not, all DJs have been influenced by him. Thank you, DJ AM. Clinton Sparks dj you thank-you culture Everyone his own cinematographer. His own stream-of-consciousness e-mail poet. His own nightclub DJ. His own political columnist. His own biographer of his top-10 friends! Walter Kirn dj own friends political I never wanted to just press play on some DJ set and let the lights do all the work. I value old-fashioned performance a little more than that. Washed Out dj value lights work I collect records pretty assiduously, so I've got, like, a massive record collection. I still DJ. Wilson Bethel collection dj pretty like I am the Crystal Palace DJ. I'm the guy who gets us going. I play the songs. Wilfried Zaha dj us i-am play «1234